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Fun Facts
Elephants can swim underwater. They can swim in the ocean, and their trunk makes a good snorkel. An adult Sumatran elephant can produce about 100 pounds of poop in a day.
You need to help the Sumatran Elephants now!!!!!!!
SUMATRAN ELEPHANT
Sumatran elephants live in the tropical forests of Sumatra. Sumatra is an island that is part of Indonesia and in the Indian Ocean. The elephants eat seeds and tree leaves. Adult Sumatran elephants eat 330 pounds of leaves and drink 25 gallons of water a day. Sumatran elephants, both juveniles and adults, are sometimes eaten by lions and tigers in the night.
THREATS
The biggest threat to Sumatran elephants is humans. People kill them to sell their ivory tusks for a lot of money. People cut down trees in their habitat and use them for their work.
HOW TO HELP
Here are some ways to help the Sumatran elephant: Laws protecting elephants need to be stricter. People need to stop the deforestation of Sumatra. You can donate to World Wildlife Fund to help preserve their habitat: www.worldwildlife.org. You can suggest to your airlines to put the laws on the plane tickets. This way, tourists know the laws about ivory. Then the person who sells ivory won’t go to jail, and the tourists won’t get tricked!